Beauty & Spas in West Palm Beach

Fluctuations in stress levels and health often go often hand in hand, and addressing one without the other can mask but not eliminate problems. Knowing this, the staff of licensed massage therapists and aestheticians at Absolute Wellness Spa works to cultivate a tranquil environment in which relaxing treatments address both bodily and mental health at the same time. Those treatments, which include massages, healing acupuncture, and mud wraps, draw on Western medical practices and Eastern philosophy to better approach wellness issues from a variety of angles. In the studio, quiet music plays to relax patrons, and fountains burble softly like a scuba diver trying to tell a secret.

Former Londoner Vivien Henderson spent four years working on chiropractic patients dealing with pain and dysfunction before she opened the doors to her own massage studio. In addition to modalities such as gentle Swedish massage and therapeutic deep-tissue massage, she practices treatments such as craniosacral therapy, a gentle, powerful light-touch approach that acts through the central nervous system to assist in improving function in the whole body, and hot-basalt-stone massages with essential oils induce relaxation.

Lili's Day Spa's owner, Liliana Gonzalez, pampers paws and hooves while cultivating a relaxing retreat. During each 30-minute manicure, hands soak in scented water before nail stylists shape talons, trim cuticles, massage phalanges, and top finger shields with a color that matches each client's aura. Next, feet revel in a 40-minute renewal session as a whirlpool-massage pedicure chair extricates the malaise of weary leg paddles. Specialists shape toenails, manage cuticles, and scrub armored epidermal plates before applying a moisturizing mask and treating feet to 10 minutes of hot-stone massage therapy. Each manicure ends with nail polish, which is applied by an artistic elephant equipped with human hands and named what most elephants are named—Nail Polish. Clients who opt for the paraffin-wax treatment dip their digits into cauldrons teeming with the souls of melted candles, which open pores, exfoliate, and moisturize cracked epidermises as they cool.

Most popular service: HairDreams Extentions, dimentional color

Brands Used: HairDreams, Goldwell, Moroccan Oil, Botox, Brazilian, Keratin

Reservations/Appointments: Recommended

Established: 1980

Staff Size: 2?10 people

Parking: Parking lot

Pro Tip: Relax and enjoy the beautiful sunshine; you never know when a beautiful mermaid might pop in.

Q&A with Deborah Damron, Owner/master Stylist

Do you offer your customers any extra perks?

We offer free dedicated parking. A 5-star restaurant [is] next door. [We also offer] complimentary beverages, champagne or wine. 25% discount for all local residents and merchants year round.

When and how did you first develop a passion for your work?

I always cut my own hair, and [that of] my friends from eighth grade on. I've always been infatuated with glamor and beauty and hair.

The interior of a business can affect how its customers feel. What kind of decor do you use to help make your clients feel pampered and at ease?

Plush high-back chairs for our nail services. Top-of-the-line European touch leather pedicure stations. [They're] pipeless to ensure the utmost cleanliness and sanitation. Beautiful flowers and d?cor and of course sunshine and mermaids.

Is there anything else you want to add that we didn't cover?

[I'm] from Nashville, TN [and I have] worked with up-and-coming and established music artists with video shoots and album-release shows. [I am] an expert colorist, extentionist, and makeup artist. [I am also an] excellent writer and musician. My husband and I have our own classic rock band and write and play locally.

Established: 2013

Reservations/Appointments: Recommended

Handicap Accessible: No

Staff Size: 1 person

Parking: Parking lot

Most popular service: Microdermabrasion

Brands Used: ilike organic skin care

Q&A with Nataliya Milano, Owner

What?s your favorite part about your job?

Seeing happy and satisfied clients with healthy, glowing, and rejuvenated skin.

When and how did you first develop a passion for your work?

I was born and raised in Eastern Europe, where skincare is a big part of beauty industry. I was fascinated by new technologies and products that help maintain youthful appearance and fight aging. Also, I am a big supporter of wellness, fitness, healthy diets. Those three play a big role in maintaining a beautiful complexion.

The interior of a business can affect how its customers feel. What kind of decor do you use to help make your clients feel pampered and at ease?

Fountains, candles, and aromatherapy.

Is there anything else you want to add that we didn't cover?

Our location is minutes away from West Palm Beach downtown.

Ocean breezes playfully dart among yoga practitioners in an outdoor pavilion. Robed spa-goers meditate on the grass in a tranquil garden. Therapeutic hands gently knead away tension, gliding over backs with essential oils. Healing and relaxation are a form of high art at Tideline Ocean Resort and Spa, formerly The Omphoy Babor Beauty Spa, and it's not hard to see why the spa won first place with a perfect score of 100 in Cond? Nast Traveler's 2012 Readers' Poll of top resort spas in the country. Director Kimberly DeOrsey spins two decades of spa experience into creating a magical, personalized experience for each guest who walks in the door of the beachside space.

Though the spa puts its own luxurious spin on standards such as Swedish massages and mani-pedis, it also keeps things current with state-of-the-art treatments such as the HydraFacial system. This press-lauded treatment uses a water wand to help resurface and nourish skin, gently sweeping away dead cells while supercharging their replacements with hydrating serums and motivational half-time speeches. They also tackle tension and other ailments with a holistic approach that includes reiki and acupuncture.